Kingsley Plantation
Title
Kingsley Plantation
Subject
Zephaniah Kingsley moved to Florida in 1803 and began buying land and slaves. In 1810, he purchased Fort George Island, including its cotton and indigo plantation located on the island's north end that John McQueen originally built. Also, at this time, Kingsley purchased a young woman from Jolof, Senegambia, named Anta Mujigeen Ndiaye, whom he then freed and made his wife: Anna Kingsley. Together they managed the affairs of what has become known as Kingsley Plantation.
Since the Kingsleys, the plantation has gone through several incarnations: a social club, a tourist attraction, a state park, and finally, a National Historic Site. It boasts the oldest surviving plantation in the state and one of the complete slave cabin complexes in the nation.
Since the Kingsleys, the plantation has gone through several incarnations: a social club, a tourist attraction, a state park, and finally, a National Historic Site. It boasts the oldest surviving plantation in the state and one of the complete slave cabin complexes in the nation.
Description
Photos include a destroyed cocina slave home. A photo of a white building in which the plantation owners lived. A sign showing how slavery was broken up by different tasks. These tasks included picking, separating, growing cotton. As well as growing and harvesting crops.
Creator
Mags Mullican
Source
Mags Mullican
Publisher
National Park Service
Date
08/06/2021
Contributor
Mags Mullican
Rights
National Park Service
Language
English
Coverage
Slavery, plantation life, African American Culture.
Original Format
building, signs
Collection
Citation
Mags Mullican, “Kingsley Plantation,” accessed April 28, 2024, https://publichumanities.omeka.net/items/show/345.